Month: July 2017

Information about gumboro disease or infectious bursa disease in chickens is very easy to find out there. Many credible articles, academic studies reviewing the disease (Etiology, clinical symptoms & lesions, prevention, diagnosis etc.) But, here is just an additional information from the field. Only for discussion materials for students (veterinary, […]

Egg albumin is egg white or an egg part that contains lots of protein produced by the reproductive tract (in the magnum). Egg white or albumen/albumin consists of thick albumin and thin albumin. There are several poultry diseases that have a major impact on albumin quality. Such as Infectious Bronchitis […]

Exudate mixed with blood out of the chicken vent. This is the material for classroom discussion for veterinary and animal science students. Field data in this case is not in full display, but there are some interesting things here that can be discussed. Guess!, What is this disease case? Find something […]

Vet Case 001: Broiler, 18 days old (19 July), complete feed, no respiratory symptoms, sudden death, high mortality. What causes ulceration in proventriculus and erosion of the gizzard leading to high mortality in these chickens? the spread of disease: farm has 3 houses, Deaths were observed in every pen and every […]

Veterinary issue: Tapeworm problems are often found in the field, especially in laying chicken farms, with chicken coop (house) type, open-side battery-caged system. It’s a chronic disease, not all chickens in a flock have the same problem. So, not necessarily all chickens have to get antihelminthic. It will cost a […]

This is a unique disease case, may be used as a discussion material for the avian vet and veterinary students. I often get cases of lameness (paralysis) in pullet (layer brown) chicken in the field. This case is only common in certain age ranges. Around the age of 9 to 16 […]